momof2boys Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 (edited) I was wondering if anyone does/has done lapbooks in highschool for history and the sciences? I am going to incorporate lapbooks in with US/American history and Chemistry this year. I have always used lapbooks with my boys in elementary and middle school. I had not planned on doing lapbooks this year but my son wanted to know if we could do lapbooks with history and science. He told me that he remembered things better when we did lapbooks. So now I guess I will be spending the weekend coming up with lapbook ideas. Just wondering if anyone else has done this for HS. Gloria Edited September 15, 2010 by momof2boys more info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 I've wondered about this too. I have one planned when we do the Iliad simply to help he keep all the characters in order and to give him a basic history of each. It won't be elaborate by any means but I do hope it helps him keep things straight. I would love to hear what others are doing or have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Here are some past mentions: History notebook for an artistic child (13) Lapbooking for History in High School using lapbooks for highschool Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie in VA Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Tammy Duby (of Tobin's Lab) said for the older children, shrink the graphics. Makes them more grown up. (I'm thinking science here.) Her son made a great lapbook on the battles of the Civil War. So, yes, lapbooks can be for older kids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 PowerPoint is used more and more in HS. It would be good if your child knew how to used it. You can create a "lapbook" on power point using pictures, graphs, definitions and even little summaries. Just an idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 PowerPoint is used more and more in HS. It would be good if your child knew how to used it. You can create a "lapbook" on power point using pictures, graphs, definitions and even little summaries. Just an idea. Yeah but I don't know how to use PowerPoint. :lol: But I really want to do this. Suggestions on where or how to learn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSheep Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 I went through some of the Power Point lessons at Lynda.com and found them very helpful. Some of them you have to subscribe in order to be able to view, but even just the free ones are a good start. I'm thinking if I were lapbooking with a high school student I would get THEM involved in coming up with the ideas rather than just coming up with it myself and handing it to them. Like assign a lapbook, and the first thing I want from them is a list of possible mini-books to put in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 PowerPoint is used more and more in HS. It would be good if your child knew how to used it. You can create a "lapbook" on power point using pictures, graphs, definitions and even little summaries. I think this is a wonderful suggestion! Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 My dd did a lot of high school using a notebooking method. I would think that would be similar to a lapbook method. Her notebooks were in 3-ring binders with page protectors, and most homeschoolers who saw them felt they were worthy of A+ :) I used ideas that used to be on Heart of Wisdom's site and some history timeline pages from The Ultimate Geography & Timeline Guide, both of which were high school level, IMHO. Many of her pages looked like these, from Heart of Wisdom, on the page that says its page "317" -- http://heartofwisdom.com/Acrobat/creatingnotebooks.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elinor Everywhere Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Yeah but I don't know how to use PowerPoint. :lol: But I really want to do this. Suggestions on where or how to learn? If your son is technically savvy, he can learn it in no time. I know the basics, but my dd, who was 11 at the time, taught herself Power Point. Then, when she was taking a computer class at a local homeschool school (she was still 11), she helped the teacher with showing her peers how to use it. She is obviously way ahead of me..... :tongue_smilie: Anyway, your son might quickly be teaching you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Here is a link: http://www.liveandlearnpress.com/viewItems.php?category=18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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